In view of the decision of the Court of appeal to sack the senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye because of the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to count the votes at the state headquarters, Lokoja, and not at Kogi West where the elections were held.

Kano Civil Society Forum said INEC is dragging the nation's democratic experiment backwards instead of building on the gains achieved during the 2015 general elections.

They called on the electoral umpire to exercise its Independence away from any sitting government because posterity is always there to judge the conduct of individuals while they were in the position of authority.